“I'm a "social conservative."”

— Mark Steyn , book America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It

When the mullahs take over, I'll grow my beard a little fuller, get a couple extra wives, and keep my head down. It's the feminists and gays who'll have a tougher time.
Source: America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It (2006), p. 14

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